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A town of 504, settled in 1853.

Population
504
−11.7% since 2010
Median home value
$84K
Census ACS
Household income
$56K
median
Median age
37.7
years
Jobs based here
19
A commuter town
Small town

504 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Sumner

Most working residents leave Sumner for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Monmouth (26%), Galesburg (10%) and Alexis (6%). Half commute less than 20 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Sumner0%
Monmouth26%
Galesburg10%
Alexis6%
Peoria3%
20 mi
median commute distance
19
jobs based in Sumner
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Sumner has cold winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 15°, and about 26 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

26″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter18–35°
Spring40–62°
Summer63–84°
Fall42–64°
Oct 15
typical first frost
Apr 22
typical last frost
+0.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

High risk, with drought at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 66% of U.S. communities.

66risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
66High riskLowerHigher
DroughtInland floodingCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

Healthier than 41% of U.S. towns

Sumner beats the Illinois average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6.

C+Health Grade
32 measures vs. Illinois
3 better23 too close to call6 worse
What stands outSumnerIL
Fewer uninsured adults7.7%9.9%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity10.8%13.2%
More adults with COPD8.1%6.3%
Osf Holy Family Medical Center
8 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
29th
percentile among IL towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0% of Sumner is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
Map of Sumner: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
0%
conserved · 0 of 23,611 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Little York Ball Park—5
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Sumner for work

Where Sumner’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

26% → Monmouth Monmouth 26% 10% → Galesburg Galesburg 10% 6% → Alexis Alexis 6% 3% → Peoria Peoria 3% 3% → Quincy Quincy 3% 3% → West Burlington West Burlington 3% Sumner · 0% stay
19jobs based in Sumner
0%of working residents work in town
20 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Sumner

Township in Illinois, United States

Sumner Township is located in Warren County, Illinois, United States. The village of Little York is located in this township.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1853
Population
505
Area
37 sq mi

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